Day: June 18, 2010

By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes Only three players from last year’s Northwest League champions are on the roster of the 2010 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. Taylor Rogers will be the opening day pitcher Friday, Mario Rodriguez will be...

By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes If you want to get an idea of the state of the local economy, Marion County Commissioner Janet Carlson uses street smarts. “It costs, for a two-inch overlay, $150,000 per mile to overlay a road,”...

By JASON COX Of the Keizertimes Keizer’s current – and longest-serving – mayor is still mulling whether to run for a sixth term. Lore Christopher, who has been in the seat since 2000, said creating jobs would be her focus should...

By LANCE MASTERSON Of the Keizertimes Blastoff. “Launching children is such a curious thing because it’s everything you’ve worked so hard to have happen and everything you dread at the same time,” said Darcie Jones. Jones is...